Local News Highlights From Pella Area September Events
Skeleton of notices and personal updates from Pella and surrounding towns recount Labor Day activities travel plans family milestones and local jobs. Former Governor Kraschel visited democratic friends in Pella while en route to Ottumwa for a Labor Day speech. Promotions at Le Overall Company and new births are noted alongside travel and family visits across Iowa communities.
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Nelson G. Kraschel
Pella
Ottumwa
War lumber drives small mills to feed army needs
Conservation notes report hundreds of mills, especially in Alleghany County, producing timber for the army. Oak, elm, basswood, walnut and ash are key species. Timber also aids farmers with hog houses and cribs while new wartime rules extend service options to British and Canadian forces. Frog migrations and other rural notes pepper the column alongside local weather and public notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County
Adene
Towa
Woodlands
Ciicens
Kischen
Great Brita
Neethern
United States
Charles HL. Grahl
United Kimedom
Great Britain
Leland and Dependencies
Canada
India
Union of Both
Africa
New
Grahl
Ant
News Notes From Iowa Draft Ha
Iowa Draft News Notes praise public relations work and soldier letters from all ninety nine counties. Soldiers in southern camps describe mosquitoes and morale. A Swea City Corporal and a California based Iowa lieutenant frame soldierly spirit and sacrifice. The piece notes mobile kitchens and field rations, praising the American army's logistics and morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
California
Francis Koons
Swea City
Iowa seeks many student nurses urges health department
The Iowa health department warned of a nursing shortage and urged college and high school women to apply for federal scholarships or local loans to train as nurses. It said at least 100 students are needed immediately to prevent disruption of hospital programs and emphasized nursing as essential for wartime health and war production.
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Iowa
Iowa Health Department
Ekisson
Stat
Merced Lind
Executive Secreta Nursing Council
Locust Street
Des Moines
Tawa
Contour layout school held at Van Roekel farm
Twelve farmers attended the contour lay-out training at L. Van Roekel’s farm near Peoria on Monday. County soils conservationist Kenneth T. King Mahaska reported most attendees were new neighbors and gained valuable guidance on contour farming. Additional schools are planned across the county this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Contour
L. van Roekel’s
Lewis G. View
Peoria
Kenneth T. King
van Reckel
Os Herale
Bank of Winterset Purchases Champion Angus Heifer
The Bank of Winterset bought the Madison County 4-H Club fair champion Angus heifer paying 16.60 per one hundredweight. The average sale price for animals was 14.58 per cwt. The heifer weighed 966 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Winterset
Madison County
Taverne
Washington Man Wins WHO Tail Corn Sweep Stakes
Don Radda of Washington wins the WHO tail corn sweep with a 26 ft 10 in stalk setting a new record. His brother Dessa Radda places second with a 25 ft 8 in stalk, edging out contenders Ogelsby and others in the cone test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Radda
Washington
WHO
Lawrence Plander
Harper
Tadesse Radda
Don
Ogelsby
Pella Chronicle Clubbing Offers Special Subscriptions
The Pella Chronicle of Pella Iowa advertises discounted clubbing rates for newspapers and magazines. Offers include multiple titles such as Ladies Home Journal Good Housekeeping McCall's Newsweek Reader's Digest and Liberty Magazine with prices and a call to send a card for special clubbing deals.
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Woman's Home ‘Companion
Chronicle Magazine
Pola Chri Colliers Maga
Pella Chronicle
Pelly Chronicle
Christian Herald
Good Housekeeping
Saturday Evening Post
Pella_ Chronicle
American Home
Ladies Home Journal
McCall’s Magazine
Pella Chronicle Newsweek
Pathfinder
Reader's Digest
Pella
Iowa
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